The 17th biennial juried exhibition of Quilt National returns to the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
for the first time since 2006. This quintessential exhibition of contemporary art quilts features 46 works
by first time entrants and established artists. Juried by Eleanor McCain, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, and
Nelda Warkentin in Ohio during the fall of 2010, the exhibit showcases state-of-the art contemporary
quilting in all of its range of styles, techniques, and multi-faceted contemporary expressions. Its purpose
is “to carry the definition of quilting far beyond its traditional parameters and to promote quilt
making as what it always has been -- an art form.” As always, the quilts selected for Quilt National
have never before been exhibited or published before their premier showing at the Dairy Barn Arts
Center in Athens, Ohio, May 28 through September 5, 2012. The San Jose Museum of Quilts &
Textiles is the only west coast venue that will feature this portion of Quilt National.
The diversity of surface design techniques, explosive color combinations, and textural inventions,
combined with skilled craftsmanship and untold hours of stitching, set the stage for an exciting, unique,
and dazzling exhibit. Abstraction, variations of geometric design, and nature are the prominent themes.
The quilts in this stunning exhibit are bound by tradition in that they are pieced and stitched and utilize
three layers of top, batting, and backing, while expanding the boundaries of the traditional by using new
materials, techniques, and technologies. Ultimately, the works selected and exhibited in Quilt National
are part of the continuing tradition of the fluid and transformative nature of this compelling medium.
Artists included in this exhibition are:
Deidre Adams
Janet Bass
Tanya A. Brown
Pat Budge
Bette Busby
Lisa Call
Benedicte Caneill
Beth Carney
Sue Cavanaugh
Carol Coohey
Nancy Cordry
Sue Cunningham
Fenella Davies
Helene Davis
Jean M. Evans
Dianne Firth
Pamela Fitzsimons
Mary Beth Frezon
Jayne Bentley Gaskins
Shoko Hatano
Patty Hawkins
Rosemary Hoffenberg
Paula Kovarik
Linda Levin
Kathleen Loomis
Judy Martin
Katie Pasquini Masopust
Dominie Nash
Elin Noble
Ellen Oppenheimer
Pat Pauly
Marti Plager
Judith Plotner
Luanne Rimel
Judy Rush
Susan Shie
Anne Smith
Bonnie Smith
Lura Schwarz Smith
Joan Sowada
Caroline Szeremet
Daphne Taylor
Bette Uscott-Woolsey
Kent Williams
Marianne R. Williamson
Nelda Warkentin
